Ok, I admit it. I am one of those moms who tells their child that they can do anything they want to, as long as they try their best. Even at two. And that's just what happened this weekend, in a small way, at T's birthday party. He climbed up an inflatable slide, very similar to the one below, without any help from anyone- another child or adult (adults aren't allowed on the equipment at the place we had his party).
He climbed up a few of the plank like "stairs" and turned around and looked at his daddy and I, and we both said, "Keep going! You can do it!" Now, I admit, I was a little surprised those words came out of my mouth. I think if it had been anything else other than an inflatable, I wouldn't have! But, he made it safely to the top, turned around and gave us a HUGE smile, and then slid down the slide head first! I really am beginning to wonder if this 2 year old will ever meet an obstacle he won't try to tackle!
It was the first time we had taken him to the party site, and he had a ball! I can't wait to take him back and let him play there again. We wanted his first experience there to be at his party, and I don't think it could have turned out any better.
The birthday cake that GiGi (my mom) made! It turned out great!
I think he liked the icing better than the cupcake!
Our little family on his party day! I can't believe how fast he's growing up!
His birthday present from us was a swingset. He loves being outside and playing so much, but is definitely outgrowing his baby swing. With 21 stitches in his hand, I doubt my hubby will be able to put it together himself like he was hoping. I think he is going to have to call some of his friends for help! According to the Toys-r-Us website, it's taken people 16+ hours to put it together. I have a feeling I might not want to be around while he's putting it together ;) I'm sure there will be another blog on the adventures of that, though!
But other than Tristan, homework, and house cleaning, we have been doing a lot of house hunting lately. We haven't found anything really yet, but I would like to be closer into the city. I'm hoping that by this time next year, we will be settling (or better yet- settled!) into a new (to us) home. I love where we are, but have done a lot of thinking and factoring (not to mention persuading), and after the recent events of the tornadoes we had in our area that hit way too close to home for comfort, we have decided that it's what is best. Now, we just have to figure out where....
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